Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies Concentration
Professor Elizabeth Hubble, Director of the Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Students who choose the Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) option must register with the WGSS advisor, who will supervise their program. The following requirements must be met to complete the WGSS option within the liberal studies major.
Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Studies; Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies Concentration
College Humanities & Sciences
Degree Specific Credits: 42
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Catalog Year: 2018-2019
Note: Working closely with a faculty advisor is imperative in Liberal Studies as the programs are unique and substitutions can be approved to meet the student's individual interests.
General Education Requirements
Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies Lower Division Core | 18-20 | |
Humanities | ||
Literary Studies - European or American Literature | ||
Historical Studies - European or American History | ||
Asian Studies | ||
Religious Studies | ||
| Upper-Division WGSS Coursework | 21 | |
| Modern and Classical Language Requirement | ||
| WGSS Introductory Course Requirement | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 42-44 | |
Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies Lower Division Core
Rule: 18-20 credits
Minimum Required Grade: C-
18-20 Total Credits Required
Humanities
Rule: Take both of the following courses. (6-8 credits).
Note: Prerequisite or co-requisite: WRIT 101 or equivalent.
These courses are recommended to be taken early in the curriculum as they are foundational. GH 152L can be taken prior to GH 151L.
General Education fulfillment through the lower-division core: Both courses fulfill the "approved writing course" and "Literary & Artistic Studies".
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| GH 151L | Introduction to Western Humanities Antiquity | 3 |
| GH 152L | Introduction to the Humanities Medieval to Modern | 3 |
| Total Hours | 6 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Literary Studies - European or American Literature
Note: Please consult with an advisor in Liberal Studies on other course possibilities for this requirement.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Intro to Russian Culture | ||
| Total Hours | 0 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Historical Studies - European or American History
Rule: Take one approved course that is at least 3 credits.
Note: Please consult with an advisor in Liberal Studies on other course possibilities for this requirement.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select at least 3 credits from the following: | 3 | |
| Black: From Africa to Hip-Hop | ||
| American History I | ||
| American History II | ||
| Honors American History I | ||
| Honors American History II | ||
| Montana History | ||
| Abolitionism | ||
| Western Civilization I | ||
| Western Civilization II | ||
| Honors Western Civilization I | ||
| Honors Western Civilization II | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Asian Studies
Rule: Take one approved 3 credit course.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select 3 credits from the following: | 3 | |
| Intro to South & S. East Asia | ||
| The Silk Road | ||
| Chinese Culture and Civiliz | ||
| East Asian Civilizations | ||
| Islamic Civil: Classical Age | ||
| Japanese Cult & Civiliz | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Introduction to India | ||
| Hindu Religious Traditions | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Religious Studies
Rule: Take one approved 3 credit course.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select 3 credits from the following: | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Intro to the Hebrew Bible | ||
| Introduction to New Testament | ||
| Christianity | ||
| Buddhism | ||
| Hindu Religious Traditions | ||
| Japanese Religions | ||
| Comparative Ethics | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Total Hours | 0 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Upper-Division WGSS Coursework
Rule: 21 credits.
Note: Please see WGSS office for course substitution possibilities. LA 183A
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select 21 credits from the following: | 21 | |
| Anthropology of Gender | ||
| The History of Women in Art | ||
| Women in Antiquity | ||
| Gender and Communication | ||
| Rhetoric of Women's Activism | ||
| Counseling Theories | ||
| Gender & Sexuality in Eng Fict | ||
| Fathers and Daughters in Western Literary Traditions | ||
| Wmn Amer Colonial to Civil War | ||
| Wmn Amer Civil War to Present | ||
| Writing Women's Lives | ||
| Psychology of Family Violence | ||
| Mysticism | ||
| Women & Soc Action Amer | ||
| Sociology of the Family | ||
| Capstone: Inequal and Soc Just | ||
| Gender and Global Development | ||
| Sem in Inequality & Soc Justic | ||
| Feminist Theory and Methods | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Coop Education/Internship | ||
| WGS Capstone | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Total Hours | 21 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Modern and Classical Language Requirement
Note: Students must demonstrate fourth semester proficiency in a second language either by completing four semesters (recommended to be subsequent) with a grade of C- or better, or by receiving an equivalent score on a competence exam.
WGSS Introductory Course Requirement
Rule: Take the following 3 credit course.
Note: Take this course as early in your education as possible.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| WGSS 163L | Hist/Lit Persp Women | 3 |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-